Hunger Artist

Hunger Artist

Noun.

A person that starves themselves in a café for the amusement of a crowd.

Etymology: Franz Kafka’s The Hunger Artist

The Hunger Artist died in his cafe and was replaced by a panther.

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hissyfit

(hissy-fit)

Main Entry: hissyfit

Function: verb
Etymology 1: Used on west coast by mothers, circa 1952-
Date: ??

1: A tantrum. A loud outcry followed by stamping feet, clawing, biting, or obnoxious tears.
2: An overt negative response for no reason. A long response in the negative.

Madona had a hissyfit after she was sued for noise pollution.

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H.U.M.A.S.

Also spelled: HUMAS

Head Up My Ass Syndrome.

- A condition in which the subject is not able to think of others.

c.r. P.Nco, 1986

After suffering from HUMAS for many years, Debbie died alone cuddling a teddy bear that never talked.

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outrun

Outrun (1) verb.
1: to win a race.
2: To stay a course longer than others.
3: comparative: “A jet can outrun a car.”

Outrun (2) proper noun.
1: see definition above. An arcade game.
-Jessie was terrible at Outrun because he had short feet and couldn’t reach the pedals.

Outrun (3) verb clause
1: A code word for children planning to sneak out of their homes to meet.
-“Wanna play outrun?” asked Jessie into the phone.
2: Stealing cars. Sneaking out to steal cars.
Etymology: US, 1980s, from the videogame “Outrun”.
-Jessie was not very good at outrun because he forgot to check the gas tanks, his hands got split by the slimjim, and he never wore his glasses.

My wife got a ticket from a cop in a bright station wagon. Her hope was that the officer would give up but she could not outrun the flashing lights or the radio response.

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attaché case

1a: A small case usually for carrying papers.
1b: A soft-leather or flexible envelope.

2: A legal proceeding involving an attache, attaché

The razzy pornographer put his pictures in a new attache case and walked across the street to catch a hack bus but what hit by a dragster first.

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daijobu

Nihongo. 1990’s.
1: no problem. No worries.

<i> OH MY GOD-- THE HOUSE IS BURNING, THE CHILDREN ARE SLEEPING, THE INSURANCE ISN'T PAID...</I>

"Daijobu," said the fireman.

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razzy

Adj. Messy. Disjointed. Something alone and ugly.

The woman’s long hair became razzy after sleeping.

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